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Canto School

Needin Cantonese.

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Canto School

Pronunciation

需要

seoi1 jiu3

need

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Use this to state a need, followed by the thing needed. The examples say that you need a bag or a menu; they do not include an explicit request such as ‘could I have …?’.

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I need a bag

我需要袋ngo5 seoi1 jiu3 doi2

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I need a menu

我需要餐牌ngo5 seoi1 jiu3 caan1 paai2

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